GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Bobby Curlings
League: 4A/3A Eastern Carolina (moving from 4A/3A Conference 14)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #15
SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Mike Hughes 5'10" 170 Senior DB
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Cody Purdie 5'10" 175 Senior DB [East Carolina]
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 37.3
2013 National Rank: #992
2013 State Rank: #25
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 36.9
2014 National Rank: #867
2014 State Rank: #22
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 33.3
Dynasty National Rank: #512
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.9
Dynasty Record: 121-30-1 (56-10 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 37.4
2013 Points Against Average: 17.4
2013 Differential: +20
2013 Wins: #976 Rose [J. H.] (Greenville) (21-13), #1738 Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro) (34-12), #2807 Jacksonville (28-0), #3024 West Craven (Vanceboro) (36-12), #4069 Laney [Emsley A.] (Wilmington) (48-9), #4791 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (35-21), #5159 South Central (Winterville) (56-7), #7705 Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville) (72-7), #9114 Southern Wayne (Dudley) (64-13)
2013 Losses: #229 Scotland (Laurinburg) (43-27), #323 Havelock (31-13), #1485 Conley [D. H.] (Greenville) (31-28), #1598 Hillside (Durham) (27-24)
2013 Opponents W-L: 109-58
Recent State Championships: 2012, 2007 (4AA)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 4A/3A Conference 14), 2012 (4A Mideastern), 2011 (4A Mideastern), 2010 (4A Mideastern), 2007 (Coastal), 2003 (Big East)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/22/14 Hillside (Durham) (12-0), 8/29/14 Havelock (25-21)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Hillside (Durham), 8/29 at Havelock, 9/5 West Craven (Vanceboro), 9/12 Jacksonville, 9/19 at Laney [Emsley A.] (Wilmington), 9/26 at Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville), 10/3 Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro), 10/10 at South Central (Winterville), 10/24 Southern Wayne (Dudley), 10/31 Conley [D. H.] (Greenville), 11/7 at Rose [J. H.] (Greenville)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Havelock (52.1), Rose [J. H.] (Greenville) (35.4), Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro) (30.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Southern Wayne (Dudley) (-5), Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville) (8.4), South Central (Winterville) (14.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.8 (25.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #33
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1372
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%
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